Scientists have examined the soluble precursor of spider silk and found that a previously undiscovered structural element is key to how the proteins form into the beta-sheet conformation that gives ...

Spiders have silk-producing glands in their bodies, specifically in their abdomen. In these glands, they have the chemical components already put together to produce silk, but it’s in a liquid form.

Silk is not typically associated with Africa, but the luxurious cloth has been produced there for centuries. Moth to Cloth: Silk in Africa, an exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) now on view ...